If Jesus would not have come when He did But was born to be alive here today instead We might be surprised by the way He would live And the people He would heal and forgive I hypothesize He would be a homeless man Roaming around seemingly no plan He'd show up at your temple while your rabbi preached Crack his Father's word and start to teach His words would amaze and thoroughly craze His wisdom kickin' law teachers in a rage Cause He'd expose the grave error of their ways And all of that before he turned the page Chorus 1: Would we be the ones, the Pharisees of modern day Proclaiming "the Messiah would not live that way" Would we be the ones to threaten Him When He claimed to have the power to forgive sin? Would we be the ones that had shouted "let Him die" As fellow legalists stoned Him with their picket signs? Or would we give up all Or would we give up all Or would we give up all To love and follow Him? If Jesus would not have come when He did But was born to be alive here today instead We might be surprised by the way He would live And the people He would heal and forgive I firmly believe He'd love people of shame Healing their lives as they believed on His name Prostitutes and drug lords, all people who are unclean And if you asked Him why them, He'd say "what do you mean? The well don't need a doctor but the sick do" The He'd extend the invitation to you "Forget your life and follow if you believe I am the King Jew, I'll save you if you give of yourself to share the good news" Chorus 2: Would we be the ones, the disciples of modern day Proclaiming "the Messiah's come, please change your ways" Would we be the ones to live with Him As we claimed His promise of forgiven sin? Would we be the ones that are witnessing His death Crushed, yet filled with hope by words He gave His last breath? And would we let Him down, And would we let Him down, And would we let Him down, And willingly deny Him? Okay, Jesus came when He did But He's still alive today and His Church's head Tell me is He pleased by the way that we live The devotion we're willing to give Chorus 3: Are we the ones, the Pharisees of modern day Enforcing on all but us what we see as "the Christian way" Are we the ones who live for Him Or are we willfully swaying in the winds of sin? Are we the ones who are willing to die To let the Lord have full reign in our lives Are we the ones, the Pharisees of modern day? Are we the ones? Are we living for the King always? Are we the ones who are willing to die? Or will we give our all, Or will we give our all, Or will we give our all, Surrendering to Him?
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